House GOP Warns Against More Defense Cuts

House Republicans are making clear their opposition to further cuts in defense spending. Such moves would force the military to lose its technical edge, weaken the manufacturing sector, and force a return to the draft, they say, according to The Hill.

A recent House Armed Services Committee Republican staff report maintains that cuts exceeding the $350 billion agreed upon as part of the August debt ceiling bill would force Pentagon officials to shrink the military to pre-9/11 levels. Such cuts would also put big-time weapons programs “at risk” of termination or major reductions.

In particular, Republican members of Congress are worried about the threat to Defense Department plans to buy more than 4,000 F-35 fighters for the Air Force, Navy, and Marines.

House Republicans are making clear their opposition to further cuts in defense spending. Such moves would force the military to lose its technical edge, weaken the manufacturing sector, and force a return to the draft, they say, according to The Hill.
A recent House Armed...